Alhassan Kobina Ghansah

Alhaji Alhassan Kobina Ghansah is a Ghanaian politician and an old student of Breman Asikuma Senior High School who is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3] He is the member of Parliament for the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) Constituency in the Central region.[4]

Hon. Alhaji
Alhassan Kobina Ghansah
MP
Member of Ghana Parliament for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Preceded byAnthony Effah
Personal details
Born (1960-11-29) 29 November 1960
Breman Bedum, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionManager
CommitteesSpecial Budget Committee; Environment, Science and Technology Committee

Early life and education

Ghansah was born on 29 November 1960 and hails from Breman Bedum in the Central Region of Ghana. He had his master's degree in business administration in 2015.[5]

Career

Ghansah was the managing proprietor of Classic Rahman Enterprise.[5]

Politics

Ghansah is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[6]

2016 elections

In the 2016 elections Ghansah represented the National Democratic Congress in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency but lost to the New Patriotic Party's candidate Anthony Effah[7] with a difference of 430 votes. In that election he had 23,330 votes representing 49.20% and against Effah's 23,760 votes representing 50.11%.[8][9][10]

Ghansah entered the race for the parliamentary candidate again in the NDC primaries in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections. Ghansah won the parliamentary bid to represent the National Democratic Congress for the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections in August 2019 after securing 886 votes to beat his two other opponents Michael Harry Yamson and Eric Kwesi Taylor who had 153 votes and 42 votes respectively.[11]

2020 elections

In December 2020,Ghansah won the seat for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwat Constituency in the parliamentary elections after polling 28,175 votes representing 52.54% against his only opponent, Emmanuel Domson Adjei of the New Patriotic Party who had 25,454 votes representing 47.46%.[12][13]

Committees

Ghansah is a member of the Special Budget Committee and also a member of the Environment, Science and Technology Committee.[14]

Personal life

Ghansah is a Muslim.[5]

References
  1. "Six in hot contest at Asikuma Odoben Brakwa". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. Mornah, Kennedy (2019-08-17). "PC Appiah Ofori endorses NDC Candidate for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa". BestNewsGH.com | Compelling News on the go 24/7 All sides all angles. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. Sintim (2020-03-28). "Hon. Alhaji Ghansah Donates Medical Items & PPEs To Help Fight Covid-19 In Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency". Sintim Media. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. Agency, Ghana News (2020-12-08). "Alhaji Alhassan Kobina Ghansah wins Parliamentary election". News Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. "Alhassan, Kobina Ghansah". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. "NDC Accepts 2022 Budget". DailyGuide Network. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2016-12-12). "NPP floors NDC to claim majority in Parliament". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. "Merci, Grazie, Spasiba Central Region – With Kufuor's Sublime Speech And Anyidoho's Hocus – Pocus". DailyGuide Network. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. "Asikuma/ Odoben/ Brakwa Summary - 2016 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. "[Full List] Winners, Losers At NDC Parliamentary Primaries". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  12. "Alhaji Alhassan Kobina Ghansah wins Parliamentary election". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  13. Emmanuel, Kojo (2021-03-22). "NDC MP Alhaji Kobina Ghansah pounds fufu [Photos]". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  14. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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